Mich. boy saves life of his drowning brother - with help from movie starring 'The Rock'

It had been just a week since the 10-year-old Michigan boy last watched his favorite movie, "San Andreas," an action drama that stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson rescuing his family from two hours of tragedy - an earthquake, a tsunami and a near-drowning.

Johnson's character pulls his daughter from floodwaters and gives her CPR, first in a collapsing building, then in a boat.

So as Jacob pulled his 2-year-old brother Dylan from the pool and laid him on the deck, his mind channeled The Rock.

"The movie just popped up in my head, and I started thinking about that scene," Jacob, of Roseville, Mich., told the Washington Post. "And that's when I started doing the compressions."

For half a minute, Jacob said he pushed and pushed until Dylan's "heart started pumping." And then, just like The Rock's daughter, Jacob's brother "vomited a little water."

Now, nearly a month later, Dylan has fully recovered and Jacob is being hailed a hero - by his family, local law enforcement and The Rock himself.

"You're a real life hero," The Rock wrote in one of four tweets about Jacob's actions.

"Wow amazing story. Giving you a Twitter Jacob for saving your little brother's life. You're a real life hero. We're all proud of you! DJ

- Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) August 24, 2017"

The boys' mother, Christa, told the Post that she shared details of the July 25 incident with her hometown newspaper, C&G Newspapers, last week. In the days since, Jacob's story has been published across the country and the world.

Jacob, who starts the fifth grade next month, isn't so sure about all the fanfare. When asked if he feels like a hero, the boy responded with a "kind of."

But Fire Chief Michael Holland is more certain.

"What an amazing thing, at 10 years old, to think in that stressful situation about what the right thing to do for your younger brother is - that's stunning," Holland said.

Dylan was discharged from the hospital the day after the incident with no apparent neurological damage, O'Connor said.

Reporters from the United Kingdom and "Good Morning America" have reached out to Jacob. Perhaps Ellen DeGeneres will be next, Jacob hopes, or maybe even The Rock.